Lamb with Artichokes
Description
Lamb is often the star of Sardinian recipes, as it features in many of the island’s humble, pastoral tradition dishes.
Traditional dishes such as lamb with artichokes can also be easily prepared in your own kitchen, by following our instructions and selecting high-quality ingredients.
By slowly cooking the meat together with the artichokes, you’ll obtain a rich and inviting main course, perfect for an important event or a festive lunch.
Ingredients
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Ingredients
- Lamb meat 600 g
- Artichokes 600 g
- Dry white wine 200 ml
- Garlic 8 g
- Parsley 15 g
- Extra virgin olive oil 40 ml
- Salt 4 g
- Pepper 3 g
Instructions
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To prepare lamb with artichokes, start by finely chopping the garlic and sautéing it in a large pan with hot olive oil.
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Once golden, add the lamb cut into pieces, season with salt, and brown the meat slightly. Then continue cooking over low heat for 15 minutes with the lid on.
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Meanwhile, clean the artichokes, remove the tips and outer leaves, and cut them into large wedges. Add them to the pan with the meat and mix well.
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Add the chopped parsley, deglaze with white wine, and once the wine has evaporated, adjust with salt. Cover again and let it cook for another 35 minutes. If the dish gets too dry, add a little hot water or vegetable broth.
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Once cooking is complete, turn off the heat, sprinkle with a little pepper, and serve the lamb with artichokes on plates.
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Variations
Lamb and artichokes is a Sardinian dish typical of the Easter celebrations, and definitely worth trying. But of course, there’s nothing stopping you from preparing it whenever you feel like a delicious main course that everyone will enjoy, both adults and children .
The recipe with lamb and artichokes can also be prepared by baking. This recipe can also be prepared by baking. You can make the same version using any cut of lamb you prefer. For this recipe, we chose lamb leg.
Here’s the procedure : season the meat with salt, pepper, garlic cloves and chopped rosemary, and other aromatic herbs if you like, to give the dish a more flavoursome taste .. Let the meat rest for at least 1 hour (or overnight) in the fridge, then bake it in a casserole with the artichokes, carefully cleaned and cut into piecesgarlic, plenty of olive oil, and rosemary. You can also serve this dish with a warm vegetable side dish or a fresh salad.
Did You Know?
Lamb is a typical Easter recipe .
One curiosity about Easter is that since ancient times, the dates of the Jewish and Christian Passover celebrations have not coincided. It seems that the day of Jesus’ death was precisely the same day the lamb was slaughtered, which corresponded to the day before Pesach, the Jewish Passover.
Interestingly, an ancient Jewish commandment required the slaughter of the lamb on the 14th day of the month before Passover, and that very night the lamb had to be eaten.
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